ArticleCell division2024
Ultrasonic microbubbles promote mesenchymal stem cell homing to the fibrotic liver via upregulation of CXCR4 expression.
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- Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) Therapy: Mechanisms, Clinical Efficacy, and Future Perspectives.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2026Review
- Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Wnt Pathway Modulation: A Novel Therapy for Liver Cirrhosis and Steatosis.Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine · 2026Article
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound-guided cellular therapy: Current applications and future directions in skeletal muscle regeneration.Iranian journal of basic medical sciences · 2026Review
- Mechanisms, efficacy, and future perspectives of cellular-based therapies for liver fibrosis/cirrhosis: focusing on mesenchymal stromal cells.Cell & bioscience · 2025Review
- Mesenchymal stem cells: A new strategy for the treatment of femoral head necrosis.Regenerative therapy · 2025Review
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Mediated Targeted Drug Delivery Systems for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Current Advances and Future Directions.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- MSCs regulate oxidative stress through the Nrf2 pathway to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Bioactive Materials That Promote the Homing of Endogenous Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Improve Wound Healing.International journal of nanomedicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the mechanism of ultrasound microbubbles (UTMB) promoting stem cells homing to fibrotic liver.
methodsBone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) were divided into 5 groups with or without ultrasound microbubbles and continuously irradiated with ultrasound conditions of frequency 1 MHZ and output power 0.6 W/cm
resultsThe level of CXCR4 expression was significantly higher in the ultrasound microbubble group than in the non-intervention group (P < 0.05), and the number of MSC and the rate of CXCR4 receptor positivity in the ultrasound microbubble-treated liver tissues were significantly higher than in the non-intervention group (P < 0.01).
conclusionUltrasonic microbubbles can promote the expression of CXCR4 on the surface of MSCs, thus improving the homing rate of MSCs in fibrotic liver.
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